ALCB 470Y: POETRY APPRECIATION
Foothill College Course Outline of Record
| Heading | Value |
|---|---|
| Effective Term: | Summer 2023 |
| Units: | 0 |
| Hours: | 2 lecture per week (24 total per quarter) |
| Degree & Credit Status: | Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Non-Credit Course (Receives no Grade) |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
Student Learning Outcomes
- Participating students will demonstrate greater proficiency in conveying thoughts and feelings verbally in social, family and workplace settings.
- Participating students will demonstrate improvement in listening skills by recalling information.
Description
Through the weekly reading aloud and discussion of English language poetry, students will improve their skills in listening, comprehension, interpretation, and verbal response to spoken and written poetry. As class composition allows, instructor will present for discussion examples of the elements of poetry (form, rhyme, metaphor, etc.) and will encourage sharing of students' own poetry. Poetry selections will reflect cultural diversity; students will expand historical and contemporary analysis skills to describe poetic works and will learn to interpret and contextualize poetic forms. Students will gain a better understanding of why people make poetry for self expression, as political statements, and to reflect diverse perspectives.
Course Objectives
The student will be able to:
- Demonstrate giving verbal feedback
- Demonstrate comprehension of presented material
- Demonstrate active listening skills
Course Content
- Demonstrate giving verbal feedback
- Initiate feedback to poetry reading by commenting and asking questions
- Respond to invitations to give feedback
- Demonstrate comprehension of presented material
- Initiate comments showing understanding of material
- Correctly answer questions posed by instructor
- Demonstrate active listening skills
- Remain alert and attentive throughout the reading
- Spontaneous comments about poem just read
Lab Content
Not applicable.
Special Facilities and/or Equipment
Accessible classroom or internet access with Zoom-capable computer, monitor and speakers.
Method(s) of Evaluation
Methods of Evaluation may include but are not limited to the following:
Progress on Student Educational Contract
Instructor observation of ability to reflect course material
Method(s) of Instruction
Methods of Instruction may include but are not limited to the following:
Lecture
Representative Text(s) and Other Materials
No course materials.
Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing, and Outside of Class Assignments
Not applicable.
Discipline(s)
Specialized Instruction (Disabled Student Programs and Services): Noncredit